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FULL MOON WEDDINGS

FULL MOON DATES 2012

Full Moon Names and Meanings

"Non-traditional", "magical" and "memorable"
....describes outdoor weddings under the light of the full moon

"Dreamers can find their way by moonlight and their only punishment
is that they see the dawn before the rest of the world."
Oscar Wilde

TIMING OF YOUR FULL-MOON WEDDING
You may schedule your event for any six hours between 3pm and 2am. First, choose your full moon date, then find out when the moon rises and sets on that date. That is when you would have your actual ceremony. Work back from that time to schedule hor d'oeuvres, dinner, etc.

SAMPLE TIMING FOR A FULL/MOON CEREMONY & RECEPTION : FULL-MOON TIMELINE WORKSHEET PRINT OUT

3:15 pm          Hospitality House Arrive at "Keeping Room" to prepare for Ceremony. 4 hr rental
4:15 pm          Decorate Rooms are opened 3 hours prior to hors. Flowers and cakes may be set up then.
7:15 pm          Bar Opens Allow Six hours from time bar opens
7:15 pm          Hors Served Allow 30-45 minutes. Note: It is not necessary to have appetizers.
7:50 pm          Seat for Dinner Allow 20 minutes
8:10 pm          Toast and or Prayer Allow 5 minutes
8:15 pm          Dinner; Allow 45 minutes to one hour
9:15 pm          Ushers escort guests to ceremony grounds. (From Guests move outdoors and take seats at ceremony area)
10:00 pm        Ceremony Time Allow 30 minutes
10:30 pm        Cake Cutting After the ceremonyinside room
10:00 pm       Dancing starts after the ceremony in the Gazebo Dance Pavilion or in banquet room
10:00 pm        Bridal Dance with Bride an Father Allow 15 minutes.
1:15 pm          Bar Closes
1:45 pm          Room Vacated 6 hrs after opens. Allow 1/2 hour for clearing of room.

PLANNING FOR YOUR FULL-MOON CEREMONY:

Full-Moon Ceremonies are romantic. But they do pose logistical issues that you should be aware of before scheduling a nightime ceremony. Do not be surprised. It is dark outside at the full-moon ceremonies!

1. LIGHTING:   The ceremony areas are lit with low voltage landscape lighting. However, before planning a night-time wedding come out on the weekend to evaluate the lighting on the grounds. You may decide to supplement the low-votage outdoor lighting. . Some ideas are: Luminaries on each side of the wedding aisle, candles in votive holders on stakes or hanging from trees. Most florists will include this in their decorating package. No tapered candles are allowed because of fire-hazard.

3. SOUND:   Wellers does not offer a sound system rental for ceremonies. We rent a podium microphone, but again, you may want something more professional i.e. lapel mics for bride and groom and/or music for your ceremony. . Click on this link, Recommended Services for DJ's that supply ceremony sound. Some do not charge if you have also hired them for your reception.

3. READING LIGHT:   Make sure you find out if your minister/officiates or any participants require light for reading. If so, you will have to supply this. Small battery-operated clip-on book lights are inexpensive are suggested.

4. SAFTEY: If you have elderly guests, your ushers will need to escort them to and from the wedding pergolas before and after the ceremony. All families know who these guests are; so you should prepare a list for your ushers.